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 [ahrch-duhch-ee]  

arch·duch·y

   [ahrch-duhch-ee]
noun, plural -duch·ies.
the domain of an archduke or an archduchess.
Origin:
1670–80; arch-1 + duchy, modeled on French archeduché (now archiduché)
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archduchy (ˈɑːtʃˈdʌtʃɪ)
 
—n , pl -duchies
the territory ruled by an archduke or archduchess

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